Puzzle.



No. 895,114. PATENTBD AUG. 4, 1908.

T. SCRUTCHIN.

-. PUZZLE.-

APPLIGATIOH FILED FEB. 20, 11MB.

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UNITED s'rrrtrns T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Trrouas SCRU'ICIIIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful lm rovements in Puzzles; and I do herebydee are the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in toys, and particularly to)uzzles, and has for an object the provision oi a uzzle that ma beformed in a plurality of dil erent ways and yet be worked andconstructed on the same general principle, and is designed to perplexanyone in pro erly solving.

Another ob ect in view rs the provision of a plurality of blocksarranged in a plurality of shapes for forming a predetermined shape.

A further object in view is the provision of a puzzle that maybeconstructed of cardboard, wood, tiber, metal, or any other desiredsubstance formed with a plurality of triangles of various colorspositioned thereon, the cardboard or other material being designed to becut into a plurality of pieces with one or more of the trianglespositioned on or forming each piece.

A still further object in view is the provision of a puzzle that isattractive and instructive, and also requires considerable patience,acumen, and intellectual perseverance to properl arrange the partscorrectly for reforming t re puzzle into an assembled condition.

\Yitlr these and other objects in view the invention comprises certainnovel construetions, combinations and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter nrore fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a puzzlepositioned in a box or casing. Fig. .2 is a plan view of the puzzleshowing the parts slightly divided or separated, and the correctposition of the same when in an assembled condition.

in forming a lpuzzle according to the present invention t to same may bearranged in any desired shape, but preferably 1 form the same triangularas seen in the accompanying drarfi in which, 1 indicates a puzzle, and 2Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. February '20, 1908.Serial No. 416,904.

PATENT OFFICE.

- THOMAS SGRUTCHIX, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

a box for receiving the same. The box or re ceptacle 2 is ofconsiderable importance in ar ranging the parts of the puzzle, receivesand holds the various parts in the position in which they are placedwhen the puzzle is'being solved. The puzzle may be made from any desiredmaterial, as cardboard, fiber, metal, wood, or like material, andarranged with a plurality of white triangular portions or spots 3, and aplurality of black triangular portions or spots 4. It will be evident ofcourse that the portions or spots .3 and 4 may be of other color, but itis desirable to make the colors decidedly different in as the sameappearance so as to easily distinguish the cording to Fig. 2 has beconrefamiliar, the

blocks may be cut out in a different wav and it will require the sameamount of work and perseverance for the person to solve the same as theoriginal form requires.

In use after the various blocks have been formed, as seen in Fig. 2, thesame are mixed up and then to solve the puzzle it is neces ary torearrange the same as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, so that one of the pointsof the triangles of ne color point upward and one of the points of thetriangles of the other color point downward. The blocks may be cut outso as to permit the same to be rearranged and have one of the points ofthe black spots or or tions pointing up, and one of the points 0 thewhite spots pointing downward.

In use this device may be used strictly as a toy or puzzle and aliordamusement and form a pastime employment, or it may be used for moreserious purposes, as advertising various goods, the puzzle being used asan attractive feature.

What I claim is:

1. A puzzle comprising a set of blocks of lar spaces of differentcolors, and the blocks 1 ticular color ointing in one direct-ion and 10being so shaped as to adapt the set as a whole that of the otier colorin an opposite directo be arranged in the form of a triangle. I tion.

2. A puzzle comprising a set of blocks of In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature different shapes, each block havin trianguin presence oftwo witnesses. lar spaces of different colors and file blocks THOMASSCRUTCHIN. being so shaped as to adapt the set as a whole to be arrangedin the form of a. triangle, and with one of the points of each space ofa par Witnesses:

VILLIAMI H. MILL-s, VIRGIL JONES.

